Romana Tabák () or Romana Tabáková (; born 7 May 1991) is a Slovak politician and former professional

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player. She is a former junior world No. 36, achieving that ranking in March 2008. Her career-high ranking of world No. 240 was achieved February 2012.

Political career

On 29 February 2020, Tabák got elected in parliamentary elections and became a member of the

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for the political party

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along with fellow Slovak tennis players

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and

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. In May 2022, she was expelled from the party, after voting against the potential prosecution of former prime minister

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in custody. In August, she joined the parliamentary caucus of the We Are Family party. In March 2023, she left the caucus over her opposition to donating Slovak Mig 29 fighter jets to Ukraine, which We Are Family supported. In late September 2022, Tabak was legally accused by a

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of assault in a nightclub. She was sentenced of a misdemeanor and ordered to pay a 30 euro fine as a result of the attack. Tabak did not run for re-election in the 2023 parliamentary election, but announced she was joining the right wing

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. She was also featured in advertisements for the party's electoral campaign and declared that she will run for the party in the

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. She ran in fifth place on the party's electoral list but was not elected as her party failed to pass the 5% threshold.

Personal life

Tabak was a contestant in 2007 in Slovakia's Next Top Model, but withdrew after a few episodes because of parental disapproval.

Charitable activities

Tabak took part in missionary trips to

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and

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and she aided

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at the

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in March and April 2022.

Tennis career

ITF finals

Singles (6–3)

Doubles (5–4)

Junior titles

''Singles:'' * Winner (2): 2007 – Piešťany – Grade 2, Prato – Grade 2 ''Doubles:'' * Winner (2): 2008 – Umag – Grade 1 (w./Toljan); 2006 – Bratislava – Grade 4 (w./Tereza Budilova)

Awards

* 2008: Junior Tennis Player of the Year in Slovak Republic

Career in review

* 2003 – finished at No. 3 in Slovak ranking (U12) * 2004 – won one singles title in tournament in Slovakia, runner-up one time * 2005 – finished at No. 9 in Slovak ranking (U14); won five singles titles, runner-up two times * 2006 – finished at No. 13 in Slovak ranking (U18); won two singles titles, runner-up two times, played her first ITF junior tournament in Bratislava as WC, also won her first doubles title in junior tournament Bratislava, Grade 4 * 2007 – finished at No. 4 in Slovak ranking (U18), won two junior tournaments Grade 2 in Pieštany (def.

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in qualifying; l. to Lenka Tvarošková), won her first ITF doubles title in Espinho (w./Zagórska) in October * 2008 – finished at No. 1 in Slovak ranking (U18), at No. 46 in ITF ranking, at No. 588 in WTA singles ranking and at No. 481 in WTA doubles ranking, played all four junior Grand Slam tournaments: French Open – doubles SF (w./Juríková); Wimbledon – singles SF (l. to Laura Robson) – played in European Junior Championships U18, won junior doubles title Grade 1 (w./Toljan) in Umag, won one ITF singles titles in Ilawa (d.

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, accompanied him at Championships Dinner at Wimbledon. * 2009 – finished at No. 678 in WTA singles ranking and at No. 349 in WTA doubles ranking, played first WTA qualifying at tournament in Prague * 2010 – finished at No. 808 in WTA singles ranking and at No. 619 in WTA doubles ranking, won one ITF singles title in Bournemouth (d.

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in final) and one ITF doubles title in Antalya (w./

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). From June 2010 to March 2011, she did not play any tournaments apart from the ITF Espinho event in October 2010 because of a knee injury. * 2011 – finished at No. 255 in WTA singles rankings and at No. 436 in WTA doubles rankings, won four ITF singles titles in Båstad ($10k, d. Brozda in final) and hat trick in Asunción ($10k, d. Irigoyen in final; $10k, d. Schiechtl in final and $25k, d. Molinero in final), Tabak was runner-up to

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in the ITF tournament at Bournemouth, but lost her WTA singles ranking on 9 May 2011, regaining it on 23 May 2011. 'Player of November' award according to the ITF.

References

External links

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Official website Romana Caroline Tabak (former Romana Tabaková)
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